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Leukocyte CD40L deficiency affects the CD25(+) CD4 T cell population but does not affect atherosclerosis.
Atherosclerosis - 1 Dec 2005
Smook M L F, Heeringa P, Damoiseaux J G M C, Daemen M J A P, de Winther M P J, Gijbels M J J, Beckers L, Lutgens E, Tervaert J W Cohen
Abstract excerpt
Inhibition of CD40-CD40L interactions results in a reduction of innate regulatory T cells (Tregs) in CD40(-/-) mice and induces a stable plaque phenotype in atherosclerosis-prone mouse strains. Here we investigated the effects of leukocyte CD40L on the Treg population and on atherosclerosis. LDLR(-/-) mice were reconstituted with wild-type or CD40L(-/-) bone marrow (BM). These BM chimeras were analysed by flow...
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